Interconnections between the depletion of minerals and fuels: The case of copper production in the United States

Energy Sources

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 355-373

  Cleveland, Cutler J ^a   Ruth, Matthias ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper depletion; Dynamic modeling; Fossil fuel extraction; Resource depletion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; URANIUM;

COPPER DEPLETION; COPPER PRODUCTION; DYNAMIC MODELLING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; UNITED STATES;

COPPER;

EID: 0030172678     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319608908775     Document Type: Article

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